On the fifth day after Chen Yi sneaked out of the general's mansion, Chen was so worried that she couldn't eat or sleep, and she was uneasy every day.

She has always believed that her destiny is in her own hands, so from the first day Chen Yi disappeared, she knelt down and begged God.

On the second day, she knelt down as she took each step towards the most popular temple, hoping that the Buddha would guide her to find her son.

But five days later, there was still no news from Chen Yi.

Chen Dexuan used all the connections he could, turned the general's mansion upside down, and even went to the government office, but it was all in vain.

Chen Yi seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, and no trace of him could be found.

Chen hadn't eaten or slept for several days and his mind began to become unclear.

He hugs a pillow every day and says that he is his son.

When Chen Dexuan saw Chen's crazy appearance, instead of giving her care and comfort, he thought she was embarrassing and brought shame to his reputation, so he was unwilling to return home.

He believed that the reason why Chen Yi disappeared was ultimately due to the Chen family.

Chen Dexuan spoke frankly.

If Chen hadn't been sleeping so soundly, he wouldn't have woken up without noticing.

Chen was already blaming himself.

After hearing what Chen Dexuan said, she felt even worse.

Plus, there has been no news about Chen Yi.

Chen couldn't bear the blow and didn't want to face the reality, so she shut herself off.

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The Imperial Palace.

Five days ago, Chen Yi hid in a vegetable delivery cart and successfully avoided the eyes and ears of the officers and soldiers guarding the palace gate.

At only five years old, he did not understand the dangers of the palace.

All he knew was that he wanted to find his big sister.

Chen Yi accidentally entered the imperial kitchen in the palace, and fell asleep as the cart swayed.

When I woke up again, it was already dawn the next day.

The imperial kitchen was full of people.

Chen Yi, hiding in the corner, was afraid that they would find him and throw him out of the palace.

He didn't dare go out during the day.

He kept curling up and hiding in dark corners.

I'm so hungry.

Chen Yi could only wait until everyone in the imperial kitchen had left before he dared to tiptoe out and secretly look for something to eat.

During the days in the imperial kitchen, Chen Yi tried to close his eyes and sleep as much as possible during the day.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he crawled out through a dog hole nearby.

This night.

Like the previous few days, Chen Yi started wandering around the palace late at night.

Sometimes, when he couldn't sleep during the day and hid in the imperial kitchen, he would stretch his ears to listen to the people talking inside.

so.

These days he has learned a little bit about some things about the palace maids.

Chen Yi heard that the palace maids were needed to serve as night guards.

He looked for the palace maids who were on night guard in the palace every night.

But none of them he saw were his older sisters.

"Could that grandpa be lying to me?" Chen Yi puffed up his cheeks and muttered softly.

He has been looking for several days.

The palace maid did see it.

But there was no sign of his elder sister at all.

"There is candlelight there. Will my elder sister be there?"

As Chen Yi walked, he saw a magnificent palace in front of him.

He was attracted by the bright candlelight there.

"What study?" Chen Yi tilted his head and scratched it. He didn't recognize the first word, so he could only skip it.

Dongfang Xunyi tried countless methods tonight, but he couldn't fall asleep.

Feeling depressed, he came to the imperial study.

Dongfang Xunyi sat at the desk with a portrait spread out in front of him.

The portrait shows a young woman with a mask on her face.

The figure depicted on the rice paper is so lifelike, as if the woman in the painting would move in the next moment.

Dongfang Xunyi stared at the portrait in a daze.

This painting was drawn by him when he woke up from his second meeting with the woman in his dream.

From the first time he dreamed of her to this day, they had met in his dreams ten times.

In the previous ten days, he was able to feel sleepy easily.

I don't know what happened tonight.

He used calming tea, calming soup, and calming incense.

But I just couldn't fall asleep.

Dongfang Xunyi couldn't fall asleep and therefore couldn't dream, so he had no way of seeing the woman in the portrait in his dream.

He felt irritated for no apparent reason.

He casually put on an outer robe and walked from the bedroom to the imperial study.

I saw a portrait of the woman in my dream.

Dongfang Xunyi would not be so restless.

“Knock knock knock—”

"What is it?"

Dongfang Xunyi heard a knock on the door outside the study and asked.

"Your Majesty, I caught a child with strange movements outside the imperial study." said the secret guard.

Dongfang Xunyi frowned slightly, "Child? Where did the child come from?"

The old emperor had no children in his life.

He had just ascended the throne and his harem was idle and empty. It was impossible for a child to appear out of nowhere.

"I don't know where this child came from."

"Bring the people in first."

"yes."

The secret guard grabbed Chen Yi by the back of his collar and carried him into the imperial study like a chicken.

"You big bad guy, let me go, put me down, I want to go find my big sister!"

Chen Yi's body was hanging in the air, waving his hands and kicking his legs in a disorderly manner.

As soon as he approached the imperial study, the secret guard on the roof fell from the sky and landed in front of Chen Yi.

The secret guard lifted him up with ease.

Seeing that Chen Yi was a child who had just been weaned, the secret guard was undecided about how to deal with him.

He knocked on the study door and asked the Emperor, the Supreme Emperor.

"Who are you? Why did you break into the palace at night?"

Dongfang Xunyi looked at Chen Yi who was held in the hands of the secret guard and pursed his thin lips.

Chen Yi stared at Dongfang Xunyi intently.

His clear eyes were wide open and his small mouth was wide open, big enough to fit half an egg.

This brother is very handsome, just like his older sister.

If they stood together, they would be equally good-looking.

When Chen Yi was still a toddler, he was already exposed as a typical appearance-oriented person.

I like everything that looks good.

This is also the main reason why Chen Yi became so attached to the original owner when he first met her.

He is very proud.

He thinks his elder sister is the most beautiful woman in the world.

Seeing this, the secret guard patted Chen Yi on the butt and said, "You are so bold, kid. The emperor asked you a question, but you didn't answer and looked at him like that. Be careful of getting a bruise on your butt."

He deliberately frightened Chen Yi.

"Pretty brother, you are so handsome, you must be a good person. Pretty brother, I am just looking for my big sister, can you ask this bad guy to let me go?"

Chen Yi blinked his eyes, raised his head with great effort, and looked towards Dongfang Xunyi, flattering him.

Pretty brother?!

Upon hearing this, the secret guards didn't dare to breathe.

He swallowed carefully.

Children really do speak without restraint.

How dare this kid say anything?

The emperor, the ruler of a country, was described by him as beautiful, which made it difficult for him to comment.